The 1,300 acre fire 3 miles northeast of Shoshone began by lightning on July 22nd and burned grass and brush was controlled by July 25th. No structures were threatened.
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The 1,300 acre fire 3 miles northeast of Shoshone began by lightning on July 22nd and burned grass and brush was controlled by July 25th. No structures were threatened.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 12:48 PM MST, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 148 PM MDT Mon Jul 22 2019 .DISCUSSION... Hot weather with a return of monsoonal moisture has arrived. The monsoonal moisture is producing isolated to scattered thunderstorms mainly across the central mountains this afternoon. Much of the activity will dissipate this evening. However, a second push of moisture will arrive late tonight and Tuesday. This will produce a better chance for thunderstorms across much of the area. With the added cloud cover, temps may stay a touch cooler on Tuesday so will not issue another heat advisory at this time. A cold front will slip though the region Tuesday night. This should bring somewhat cooler and drier weather for Wednesday and Thursday. A weak system will pass through the area Friday and Saturday resulting in the next chance for thunderstorms. Valle && .AVIATION... VFR weather expected for the next 24 hours, even with the increasing chance of thunderstorms. For today, we currently only have VCSH or VCTS at SUN and DIJ. We will be watching other sites to see if we get any development coming off the highland areas. For tomorrow, we will likely end up with VCSH/VCTS at some point for all TAF sites. Most storms will NOT be producing much rain, if at all...and gusts possibly over 45kts. Keyes && .FIRE WEATHER... Monsoon moisture continue to impact central and eastern Idaho through Tuesday night. Scattered storms are still expected across portions of the central mountains, mainly 475...but have been slow to develop due to morning clouds. We are seeing lightning though to the west and southeast of that zone, so we will keep the RED FLAG WARNING in place. We are expecting isolated storms across portions of the southern and eastern highlands through at least sunset. The Snake Plain and Magic Valley zones should remain storm free unless we see outflows producing storms, but right now that even looks slim. For tonight and Tuesday, expect isolated storms to potentially persist overnight across the central mountains. By Tuesday afternoon and evening, expect another increase in showers and storms across the area. Most areas will see isolated storm coverage. It appears that the central mountains and most of zone 427 along the southern border will see scattered coverage. We currently have FIRE WEATHER WATCHES for Zone 422 and 427, with the expectation to convert those to warnings later this evening or overnight to warnings. We are holding off with a second set of headlines until then as well for Zones 475 and 476 to cut down on confusion, but look for warnings at some point for those 2 zones. While we could see a better chance of wetting rains across the Lemhi County and those portions of 475/476, the overall theme will be to expect MOSTLY DRY STORMS throughout this event. Gusts over 50mph are possible with stronger storms. Wednesday a cold front moves through the area bringing breezy to moderate winds mainly for our northern areas and the Eastern Magic valley and the Snake River plain were critical winds are expected. Relative humidity does look to recover to above critical values on Wednesday and Thursday. Weak high pressure does build back in Thursday bringing warmer and drier conditions again. Friday monsoon moisture starts to creep back into our area from the south aided by a weak trough bringing back a chance of thunderstorms Friday into Saturday. By late Saturday into Sunday a weak, dry trough moves through the area. Keyes/Wyatt && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 8 PM MDT this evening for IDZ051>059-075. Fire Weather Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening for IDZ422-427. Red Flag Warning until 9 PM MDT this evening for IDZ475. &&
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pocatello ID 158 PM MDT Mon Jul 22 2019 IDZ060-061-222045- Bear Lake Valley ID-Bear River Range ID- 158 PM MDT Mon Jul 22 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BEAR LAKE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT... At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over southwestern Bear Lake Idaho Portion, moving southeast at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bear Lake Idaho Portion and Fish Haven. Boaters can expect a sudden increase in waves and very choppy waters which will result in hazardous boating conditions. Boaters are urged to seek safe harbor if possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If on or near Bear Lake, Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on or near the water. Gusty winds and choppy waves are likely. && LAT...LON 4200 11146 4211 11142 4200 11119 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 322DEG 9KT 4201 11140 Valle
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The 1,300 acre fire 3 miles northeast of Shoshone began by lightning on July 22nd and burned grass and brush was controlled by July 25th. No structures were threatened. Highway 75 was shut down for a very short time on July 23rd.
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